Engineering Technologies at Solano Community College

If you plan to study engineering technologies, take a look at what Solano Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Solano College is located in Fairfield, California and has a total student population of 9,251. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from Solano College.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

Solano College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Solano College Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Solano College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Solano College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools	197
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	262
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools	326

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Solano College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Solano Community College.

Solano College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 16% women each year. The program at Solano College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

Solano College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Solano Community College with a associate's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Solano College Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from Solano College. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at Solano College since its program graduates 41% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Solano Community College with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Solano College also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

If you plan to be a engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Solano Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	33
Environmental Control Technology	8
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	3
Industrial Production Technology	2

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Solano Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	56,660	$45,120
Construction Managers	32,420	$117,770

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.